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La Crescenta is an
unincorporated, residential community offering a quiet lifestyle and beautiful views of the San Gabriel Mountains. The city of La Crescenta is
nestled amongst the Crescenta Valley communities of La Cañada
Flintridge, Montrose, Sparr Heights, Verdugo City and North
Glendale, each encompassing its own dynamic character and charm. The area’s pleasant setting and ideal climate coupled with the conveniences of nearby freeways and major cities make it an attractive site for young professionals, families and a diverse array of businesses. Many of its residents are drawn to La Crescenta for its “Blue Ribbon” and “California Distinguished” awarded schools.
The Crescenta Valley, often called the "Balcony of Southern California", has developed into a prosperous California region home to excellent educational opportunities, acclaimed medical offerings, several beautiful parks, and the Crescenta Valley Arts Council, which hosts such events as Shakespeare in the Park, and the Valley Film Festival during the summer.
LA CRESCENTA NEIGHBORHOOD INFORMATIONFor more information, click below:
DEMOGRAPHICS
HISTORY
RESTAURANTS
SCHOOLS
DEMOGRAPHICS
FOR ZIP CODE 91214 based on 2000 census:
Population: 29,101
Median Age: 39.1 years
Housing Units: 10,521
Average household size: 2.81
Median Family Income in 1999: $72,116
Median home value: $287,700
Educational Achievement:
Bachelors or Higher: 39.2%
High school or higher: 91.2%
Race:
White: 72.5
Asian: 20.1%
Hispanic/Latino: 9.2%
Multiracial 3.9%
Other 2.7%
Black: 0.5%
Native American and Alaska native: 0.3%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.0%
HISTORY
The land now known as Crescenta Valley was originally inhabited by Gabrieleno Indians and later settled by Don Jose Maria Verdugo, after whom the nearby mountains are named. In 1784, Verdugo was granted 36,000 acres by the Spanish Crown, uprooting many Tongva Indians (who were later called Gabrielenos by the Spanish Missionaries). He eventually went bankrupt, and the homeless bandits and thieves who roamed the foothills, Gabrieleno Indians among them, became known as "verdugos". In the early 1880s Dr. Benjamin Briggs, a physician from Crawfordsville, Ind., made a worldwide search for an ideal climate and ultimately found his way to Southern California. He named the town after three crescents or mountain peaks (creciente is Spanish for crescent) he saw while looking out his window one day. It had been his desire to devote himself to horticultural pursuits and the establishment of a health resort, but Briggs did not live to carry out all his plans. However, many people interested in his ambitions became attracted to the area. Health workers and physicians soon established clinics. Sanitariums for asthmatics and other facilities for the sick were built.
As Los Angeles grew in the '20s, the health sanitariums and homesteaders gave way to orchards, vineyards and resort homes. Nature punctuated the doldrums of the '30s with a massive flash flood that swept through the valley just after midnight on New Years Day of 1934, killing 40 people and leaving hundreds homeless. After the '40s, the Crescenta Valley began to enter mainsteam suburbia, farms giving way to tract homes. This process was finalized in the early '70s by the opening of the 210 Freeway, weaving the Crescenta Valley firmly into the fabric of Greater Los Angeles.
RESTAURANTS
Dominicks Italian Restaurant 2948 Foothill Blvd 818-248-5680
Grandview Palace Inn 2650 Foothill Blvd. 818-248-2131
Olive Branch 3658 Foothill Blvd 818-248-9876
SCHOOLS
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Glendale Unified School District
Crescenta Valley High and Clark Magnet High were both named in the top 12 Public Schools in Los Angeles Magazine. Click here to see the article.
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High Schools
Crescenta Valley High 249-5871 2900 Community Ave., La Crescenta 91214
Clark Magnet High 248-8324 4747 New York Ave., La Crescenta 91214
Middle Schools
Rosemont Middle 248-4224 4725 Rosemont Ave., La Crescenta 91214
Elementary Schools
Dunsmore 248-1758 4717 Dunsmore Ave., La Crescenta 91214
La Crescenta 249-3187 4343 La Crescenta Ave., La Crescenta 91214
Lincoln 249-1863 4310 New York Ave., La Crescenta 91214
Monte Vista 248-2617 2620 Orange Ave., La Crescenta 91214
Mountain Avenue 248-7766 2307 Mountain Ave., La Crescenta 91214
Valley View 236-3771 4900 Maryland Ave., La Crescenta 91214
PRIVATE SCHOOLS
Chamlian Armenian School
4444 Lowell Ave.
818-957-3398
Crescenta Valley Adventist School 6245 Honolulu Ave 818-249-1504
Elliott Institute 2506 Foothill Blvd 818-236-3603
First Steps School 3950 Foothill Blvd. 818-957-6364
La Crescenta Christian School 3013 Montrose Avenue 818-249-5801
La Crescenta Montessori School 3811 Foothill Blvd. 818-249-5437
Lutheran School of the Foothills 3561 Foothill Blvd 818-248-4141
St James the Less School 4635 Dunsmore Avenue 818-248-7778
The Tutoring School 2808 Honolulu Ave 818-541-9526
PRESCHOOLS
Pennsylvania Avenue Montessori 3966 Pennsylvania Avenue 818-249-6618
Robbin's Nest Preschool 2912 Honolulu Ave (818) 248-7324
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